Method and apparatus for latching an access door of a magazine loading tape drive
US5430588A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/027
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mechanical interlocking is provided between a bidirectional swinging access door with a moveable part of a tape cassette or magazine loading mechanism such that the door remains unlatched as the moveable part moves from its forward loading/unloading position to its rearward operational position and the door remains latched as the moveable part moves in the forward direction from its operational position to its loading/unloading position.
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